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I think that's pretty much restricted to the English Public School system in general and Eton in particular.

And, I have to say, I don't agree with much else in your post Ian. I think if people can afford to pay for private education they are entitled to spend their money accordingly.

One of my above friends went on to teach (ML, same as me) in the private school from which he emerged. At a party one evening he was going on about how much better teaching was in private schools. This prompted my question, "Are you saying you are a better teacher than me or my brothers?"

He couldn't answer that.

State education needs to start all over with a blank canvas and blank cheque. Part of the funding could come from closing all the mickey-mouse 'universities' that have sprung up over the last 50 years. God knows how much they are taking out of the system.

Pay teachers what you pay consultants and don't let them into training unless they have an honours degree (I don't but my ordinary MA meant something in the 1970s) and can construct a sentence without grammar or spelling mistakes. And don't let them qualify until they can show that they can handle teenagers whose hormones are running wild. And halve class sizes.

And put the current crop of education advisers in a boat and send them the fvck to Rwanda. They are killing education.

<blockquote data-quote="Desert Orchid" data-source="post: 2681264" data-attributes="member: 65242">I think that&#039;s pretty much restricted to the English Public School system in general and Eton in particular.And, I have to say, I don&#039;t agree with much else in your post Ian. I think if people can afford to pay for private education they are entitled to spend their money accordingly.One of my above friends went on to teach (ML, same as me) in the private school from which he emerged. At a party one evening he was going on about how much better teaching was in private schools. This prompted my question, &quot;Are you saying you are a better teacher than me or my brothers?&quot;He couldn&#039;t answer that.State education needs to start all over with a blank canvas and blank cheque. Part of the funding could come from closing all the mickey-mouse &#039;universities&#039; that have sprung up over the last 50 years. God knows how much they are taking out of the system.Pay teachers what you pay consultants and don&#039;t let them into training unless they have an honours degree (I don&#039;t but my ordinary MA meant something in the 1970s) and can construct a sentence without grammar or spelling mistakes. And don&#039;t let them qualify until they can show that they can handle teenagers whose hormones are running wild. And halve class sizes.And put the current crop of education advisers in a boat and send them the fvck to Rwanda. They are killing education.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desert Orchid, post: 2681264, member: 65242"] I think that's pretty much restricted to the English Public School system in general and Eton in particular. And, I have to say, I don't agree with much else in your post Ian. I think if people can afford to pay for private education they are entitled to spend their money accordingly. One of my above friends went on to teach (ML, same as me) in the private school from which he emerged. At a party one evening he was going on about how much better teaching was in private schools. This prompted my question, "Are you saying you are a better teacher than me or my brothers?" He couldn't answer that. State education needs to start all over with a blank canvas and blank cheque. Part of the funding could come from closing all the mickey-mouse 'universities' that have sprung up over the last 50 years. God knows how much they are taking out of the system. Pay teachers what you pay consultants and don't let them into training unless they have an honours degree (I don't but my ordinary MA meant something in the 1970s) and can construct a sentence without grammar or spelling mistakes. And don't let them qualify until they can show that they can handle teenagers whose hormones are running wild. And halve class sizes. And put the current crop of education advisers in a boat and send them the fvck to Rwanda. They are killing education. [/QUOTE]

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